A new updated version of the 15 global challenges by The Millennium Project has been published on our website. The new version of the challenges has been updated over the past six years since the last State of the Future, drawing from The Millennium Project research and publications (Work/Tech 2050, Robots 2050, Future of Life Institute competition, Covid Scenarios, and AGI Phase 1 & 2), sending drafts to over 30 reviewers, circulating versions to the Node chairs for regional updates, updating the data by over 50 Interns, and AI as needed.

The 15 Global Challenges provide a framework to assess the global and local prospects for humanity. A brief overview of each challenge, a list with actions to address them, and regional considerations are continually updated with improved insights since 1996 (see a short history).  The 15 Global Challenges are a result of continuous research, Delphi studies, interviews, and participation of over 4,000 experts from around the world.

The Global Challenges are transnational in nature and transInstitutional and interdisciplinary in solution. They cannot be addressed by any government or institution acting alone. They require collaborative action among governments, international organizations, corporations, universities, NGOs, and creative individuals. Although listed in sequence, Challenge 1 on sustainable development and climate change is no more or less important than Challenge 15 on global ethics. There is greater consensus about the global situation as expressed in these Challenges and the actions to address them than is evident in the news media.

1. Sustainable development and Climate change
2. Clean Water
3. Population and Resources
4. Democratization
5. Global Foresight and Decisionmaking
6. Global Convergence of IT
7. Rich-Poor Gap
8. Health Issues
9. Education and Learning
10. Peace and Conflict
11. Status of Women
12. Transnational Organized Crime
13. Energy
14. Energy
15. Global Ethics